Actually, there is a very interest section in the center of New Jersey
called the Pine Barrens.  The soil is almost completely sand and not
much other than cranberries, blueberries and short pine trees will grow
there, hence the nam.  Takes up almost 1/4th of the states land area and
is very sparsely populated.

Was recommended to me by Derek Drew when I first got my Syncro.

http://www.pineypower.com/
http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/

There are other parts of  New Jersey that are also beautiful and
interesting.  When I moved to Baltimore from Mississippi in 1986 and
started traveling through New Jersey, in my 84 Vanagon of course, to
participate in bicycle races, I was very surprised at how rural/small
town much of the state was.  My image from the press and the times that
I had zipped up the NJ Turnpike and I-95 to New York had given me a very
limited impression.

Sam Walters
Baltimore
84 Vanagon, original owner
89 Syncro GL